commentr/StutterJanuary 18, 2021

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Also felt like I was reading something about myself haha I feel very similar to how you do. I would say you have two choices 1. Use your speech therapy and other healthy strategies to minimize the stutter as much as possible. 2. Bring it up to the interviewer at a time you see fit. I have done both but tend to lean on the first. Totally understand high octane interviews and how stuttering can have an impact there, but in general I have found that we amplify our own self criticism as stutterers. I have done interviews and conversations where I have stuttered a lot by my own account and then I do end up telling the interviewer or the person I was speaking to and they say they didn't even have any inclination that I stutter. I've told coworkers who I've known for years and they say"I had no clue ." The thing that has helped me a lot is that most people do not speak 100% fluently. Obviously it's not like most people have stutters but a stutter from us here or there sounds pretty normal to someone who talks to people a lot. You got this. Good luck.

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Anticipation & Avoidance

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring

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